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</TD><TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT color="#000000"> <TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Who Bought Linux.Net?</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=linux"><IMG src="image4" width="60" height="70" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Linux"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="http://CmdrTaco.net">CmdrTaco</A> on Saturday January 29, @10:52AM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the this-game-again dept.</B></FONT><BR> So Fred VanKampen (who has to hold the record for most money made by reselling two domain names) e-mailed us to say that the Domain Name for 'Linux.Net' has been sold. He won't say to whom, but it supposedly will be announced at LinuxWorld next week. Of course we have no idea what he got for the entry, but the rumors were that he made several million when he sold <A href="http://www.linux.com">Linux.com</A> to <A href="http://www.valinux.com">VA Linux</A>. Hopefully he'll take me for a ride in his yacht. ;) <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/29/0837235.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/29/0837235&mode=thread&threshold=0">58</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/29/0837235&mode=thread&threshold=-1">62</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Book Reviews: E-Mails from (Over?) The Edge</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=news"><IMG src="image5" width="34" height="44" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="News"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="http://hemos.net">Hemos</A> on Saturday January 29, @10:43AM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the touching-story dept.</B></FONT><BR> I'd like to thank the author of this book for sending it to me. Nick's written a book that's touching and endearing, and one that's well worth reading for everyone who's ever had social struggles to deal with. As well, his involvement with the fine folks of <a href="http://www.thevenue.org">TheVenue</a>. I'll warn you - it's not a tech text. But it's still worth reading. Click below to read more. <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/books/00/01/24/1146250.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/24/1146250&mode=nocomment">6197 bytes in body</A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/24/1146250&mode=thread&threshold=0">6</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/24/1146250&mode=thread&threshold=-1">22</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Linux Kernel 2.3.41</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=linux"><IMG src="image4" width="60" height="70" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Linux"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="http://CmdrTaco.net">CmdrTaco</A> on Saturday January 29, @10:21AM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the download-compile-reboot-repeat dept.</B></FONT><BR> <A href="mailto:bwhitehead@nospam.acm.org">sdriver</A> writes <I>"For those of us who enjoy *panic*, *oops*, and suddenly seeing their video BIOS... the newest version is out! Be the first on your block to submit a new patch! ;) "</I> If you don't know where to get it, you probably should stick to your warm and cuddly 2.2.x kernel *grin*. Now outta my way, I wanna crash my laptop! <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/29/0834223.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/29/0834223&mode=thread&threshold=0">52</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/29/0834223&mode=thread&threshold=-1">57</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Congress Still Figuring Out E-Mail</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=usa"><IMG src="image6" width="80" height="61" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="United States"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="mailto:roblimo@slashdot.org">Roblimo</A> on Saturday January 29, @07:28AM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the voice-of-the-people-can-get-awfully-loud dept.</B></FONT><BR> Jett writes <I>" <A href="http://www.vote.com/">Vote.com</A> has <A href="http://www.vote.com/magazine/editorials/editorial1843752.phtml">an interesting article</A> in their Webmag Fifth Estate about how congressmen have responded to the popularity of e-mail in their daily operations. Quote: 'Of the 440 voting and non-voting House of Representatives members, 22 have no e-mail at all. Even House Speaker Dennis Hastert is wired only halfway -- his office receives e-mail, but does not respond to it. And while all U.S. senators have e-mail, they, like their House counterparts, routinely shun non-constituent mail -- even though they chair committees whose decisions affect the entire country.'"</I> <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/28/2311232.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/2311232&mode=thread&threshold=0">66</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/2311232&mode=thread&threshold=-1">66</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Ask Slashdot: Sci Fi Literature 101?</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=ed"><IMG src="image7" width="87" height="64" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Education"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="http://exit118.com/">Cliff</A> on Saturday January 29, @06:56AM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the recommendations-wanted dept.</B></FONT><BR> ohlaadee asks: <I>"My niece (she's 13) wants to start reading science fiction. I do too. I gave us both Asimov's </I>_The Foundation_<I>&nbsp; for Christmas. We'll read it together. I suppose we could spend the rest of our lives just reading Asimov, but I'm wondering what books and movies you folks would come up with? What does the /. recommended Science Fiction 101 list include?"</I> <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/00/01/22/1946244.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/22/1946244&mode=thread&threshold=0">345</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/22/1946244&mode=thread&threshold=-1">345</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Could Distributed.Net Help the Mars Polar Lander?</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=space"><IMG src="image8" width="73" height="59" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Space"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="mailto:roblimo@slashdot.org">Roblimo</A> on Saturday January 29, @03:35AM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the food-for-thought dept.</B></FONT><BR> Anonymous Coward writes <I>"This official JPL <A href="http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/news/mpl000127.html">press release</A> describes the current attempt to listen for faint signals from the Mars Lander. They get three windows a day, and it takes 18 hours to process data because the signal is so weak (if it's really there). Too bad they don't have a deal with <A href="http://www.distributed.net"> distributed.net</A>."</I> Interesting thought. Is anyone at distributed.net or JPL interested in pursuing it? <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/28/2318246.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/2318246&mode=thread&threshold=0">99</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/2318246&mode=thread&threshold=-1">102</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>iCrave TV Loses Battle against U.S. Broadcasters</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=tv"><IMG src="image10" width="50" height="50" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Television"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="mailto:roblimo@slashdot.org">Roblimo</A> on Saturday January 29, @12:21AM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the shut-down-just-before-the-super-bowl dept.</B></FONT><BR> <A href="mailto:doran@brandx.net">Doran</A> writes <I>"C|Net has <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-1535528.html">this story</a> about how the Canadian company <a href="http://www.icravetv.com">iCraveTV.com</a> has lost its latest battle in U.S. courts over whether it can rebroadcast TV signals over the Web. The broadcasters say it's theft, while iCraveTV sez it's just doing what's legal for other cable TV companies in Canada (ie. rebroadcasting TV). Of course, by framing the streaming video iCraveTV is doing more than just rebroadcasting, they're also adding more commercial content, which the broadcasters feel dilutes their TV commercials. "</I> <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/29/0010203.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/29/0010203&mode=thread&threshold=0">152</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/29/0010203&mode=thread&threshold=-1">170</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Win2k Security holes found</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=microsoft"><IMG src="image11" width="75" height="55" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Microsoft"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="mailto:heunique@slashdot.org">HeUnique</A> on Friday January 28, @04:58PM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the and-it's-not-even-out-yet dept.</B></FONT><BR> According to a story posted by <a href="http://www.zdnn.com">ZDNN</a>, <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2429334,00.html?chkpt=zdnntop">two security holes</a> have been found on Windows 2000, and that's even before the official release of Windows 2000! Administrators who rush to incorporate the patch from MS beware - according to one of the talkback posts on ZDNN, the patch creates a new problem with Windows 2000 news server service. <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/28/1653228.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/1653228&mode=thread&threshold=0">510</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/1653228&mode=thread&threshold=-1">534</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Encryption Debate at Mitnick Trial</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=encryption"><IMG src="image12" width="80" height="70" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Encryption"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="http://hemos.net">Hemos</A> on Friday January 28, @03:33PM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the gimmie-the-data dept.</B></FONT><BR> A number of people have written about <A HREF="http://nytimes.com/library/tech/00/01/cyber/cyberlaw/28law.html">the latest twist</a> in the Mitnick case. Kevin wants to get his data back, but the government is refusing to do so until he gives them the key. Apparently, the government is unable to crack the encryption that he's got on it - you'd think after having the data for five years, they'd be able to brute-force the darn thing. It's a NYT article - free login required. <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/28/1320253.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/1320253&mode=thread&threshold=0">504</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/1320253&mode=thread&threshold=-1">521</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P><TABLE width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TR><TD valign="top" bgcolor="#006666"><IMG src="image9" width="13" height="16" alt="" align="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B>Forum: Future Ports of Games to Linux</B></FONT></TD> </TR></TABLE><A href="http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=games"><IMG src="image13" width="80" height="56" border="0" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="10" alt="Games"></A> <B>Posted by <A href="http://CmdrTaco.net">CmdrTaco</A> on Friday January 28, @02:26PM</B><BR> <FONT size="2"><B>from the it's-been-awhile dept.</B></FONT><BR> It's been a long time since I posted an open forum like this, but I'm curious what people think on this one. What games do you most want to see ported to Linux in the next few months? Of course, for me personally it's StarCraft and Diablo 2, but I'm curious what games have come out or are due soon that people would most like to see a port of (and note that WINE doesn't count. ;) <P><B>( </B><A href="http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/28/1257211.shtml"><B>Read More...</B></A> | <B><A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/1257211&mode=thread&threshold=0">648</A> of <A href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/28/1257211&mode=thread&threshold=-1">652</A> </B>comments <B>)</B> <P></TD><TD width="210" align="center" valign="top"><TABLE cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="200" align="center"> <TR bgcolor="#006666"> <TD valign="top"><FONT size="4" color="#FFFFFF" face="arial,helvetica"><B><A HREF="/index.pl?section=features"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">Features</FONT></A></B></FONT></TD> </TR><TR><TD bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><FONT color="#000000" size="2"><A href="/vote.pl">Voting has begun</A> for the $100k <A href="/index.pl?section=awards">Slashdot Beanie Awards</A>. 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